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that includes the federal government. all nonessential employees should stay home today. >> most local governments are closed in maryland, virginia, and the district. metro train and bus service is shut down for the first time since 2003. marc and vre also closed. >> amtrak service in the northeast corridor not happening today either. most students in our area also, obviously, getting the day off of school. all major public school systems in d.c., maryland, and virginia are closed this morning along with most private schools in the area. >> and you can find a complete list of school and business closings scrolling on the bottom of your screen. and live on nbcwashington.com. >> good morning. sandy's first heavy rains are now coming into our region. they've had heavy downpours all night right along the atlantic seaboard and the eastern sho. they have wind gusts from 40 to 45 miles an hour now. the heaviest rains are now getting closer to washington. in fact, the areas you see here they are getting some moderate rain now in
that includes the federal government. all nonessential employees should stay home today. >> most local governments are closed in maryland, virginia, and the district. metro train and bus service is shut down for the first time since 2003. marc and vre also closed. >> amtrak service in the northeast corridor not happening today either. most students in our area also, obviously, getting the day off of school. all major public school systems in d.c., maryland, and virginia are closed...
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. >> that includes the federal government which is closed today to all nonessential personnel. a number of students have the day off of school in virginia, arlington, fair tax, falls church city. also manassas city, manassas park, spotsylvania and stafford county schools. >> in maryland, prince george's and howard county schools as are anne arundel, charles, and frederick counties. d.c. public schools also closed. you can find a complete list of closures at the bottom of your screen and nbcwashington.com. >>> you won't be able to take metro trains or buses again this morning. service is suspended at least until this afternoon. crews will use the morning to inspect theridges and tracks for any damage and make sure there's enough power to run the system. then metro will decide when to reopen. marc, vre and amtrak service also suspended today. and flights out of dulles and reagan national airports are cancelled until further notice. >> time for weather and traffic on the ones this morning. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here keeping an eye on what we're dealing with thi
. >> that includes the federal government which is closed today to all nonessential personnel. a number of students have the day off of school in virginia, arlington, fair tax, falls church city. also manassas city, manassas park, spotsylvania and stafford county schools. >> in maryland, prince george's and howard county schools as are anne arundel, charles, and frederick counties. d.c. public schools also closed. you can find a complete list of closures at the bottom of your screen...
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the federal government is closed today for all nonessential personnel. metro rail and bus service also suspended again today, maybe until this afternoon. metro will reassess the situation this morning. lots of schools in this area are closed this morning as well. a complete list scrolling at the bottom of your screen and online at nbcwashington.com. >>> it's 5:30. let's take a live look outside. you can see the flag whipping in the wind, and it's still raining out there. sandy is not done with us yet. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein taking a look. >>> yesterday we had wind gusts up to 80 miles an hour. the wind is not coming as hard, but it is still raining from maryland, virginia, all the way up to maine. it is still snowing in west virgin virginia. this storm has huge effects. there are 25-foot waves on lake michigan. it is affecting a huge area this morning. we are locally getting a few passing and moderate showers. these are coming in from the northwest and heading east. unlike yesterday, they're sweeping in from the east. passing moderate
the federal government is closed today for all nonessential personnel. metro rail and bus service also suspended again today, maybe until this afternoon. metro will reassess the situation this morning. lots of schools in this area are closed this morning as well. a complete list scrolling at the bottom of your screen and online at nbcwashington.com. >>> it's 5:30. let's take a live look outside. you can see the flag whipping in the wind, and it's still raining out there. sandy is not...
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the federal government also cled. all nonessential employees should stay at home. most major local governments also closed in maryland and virginia along with the d.c. government, and metro shut down all rail services, all bus services for the first time since 2003. marc, vre also closed today. and amtrak says its northeast corridor is shut down. a complete list for you at the bottom of your screen and at nbcwashington.com. >> let's che in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein right now. as you take a look outside at reagan national airport, almost all of the flights here at the local airports at reagan national, dulles, and bwi are cancelled. be sure to check your airline as you head out the door. >> breedsy and light rain already falling and getting heavier across parts of our immediate area right now. some of the places that are more to the east are being hit particularly hard already at this hour. now we've got storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to break it down. >> you can see the extent of this storm. it's huge. it's about 1,000 miles wide. it's con
the federal government also cled. all nonessential employees should stay at home. most major local governments also closed in maryland and virginia along with the d.c. government, and metro shut down all rail services, all bus services for the first time since 2003. marc, vre also closed today. and amtrak says its northeast corridor is shut down. a complete list for you at the bottom of your screen and at nbcwashington.com. >> let's che in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein right...
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prince george's county government will reopen today. getting to government offices in upper marlboro will not be easy. two of the main roads in upper marlboro are still closed due to standing water. news 4's tony tull is live with more. tony, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. right now water street is closed. the good news is i just talked to the crews here, and they say water street probably will be open by the time they come around. some of the crew members walking down there. i just spoke to him and said, they probably are going to have it cleaned up and have the water off of water street by the time rush hour comes. if you're coming off pennsylvania avenue, you can use old crane highway, but hopefully, if you're coming to work around 8:00 or 9:00 this morning if, again, you're headed to the courthouse. take a look at the video last night. quite a different story. news 4 crew saw the video with the water rushing over the street here. as we deal with rushing waters throughout the region, especially here in prince george's
prince george's county government will reopen today. getting to government offices in upper marlboro will not be easy. two of the main roads in upper marlboro are still closed due to standing water. news 4's tony tull is live with more. tony, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. right now water street is closed. the good news is i just talked to the crews here, and they say water street probably will be open by the time they come around. some of the crew members walking down...
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the federal government is open today. power out anls keeping some schools closed. in fairfax county, langley high school, holmes middle school, sleepy hollow elementary, and spring hill elementary schools are closed today. jefferson academy in d.c. will not have classes today. excel academy and public charter school is closed in prince george's county. barcroft elementary in arlington is closed. and in howard county, bowman bridge elementary is closed because of no power. there are also 17 schools in anne arundel county that are closed. as for other closings and delays, in virginia, here now manassas park city schools closed. there are two hour delays in culpeper, fauquier, frederick, and shenandoah counties. school buses will use the snow emergency routes in shenandoah. loudoun county has a one-hour delay today. frederick county schools in maryland are on a two-hour delay. in west virginia, pendleton county schools are closed. >>> thousands of area homes lost power in sandy. dominion virginia has more than 20,000 area customers in the dark. novec has 2,800. pepco
the federal government is open today. power out anls keeping some schools closed. in fairfax county, langley high school, holmes middle school, sleepy hollow elementary, and spring hill elementary schools are closed today. jefferson academy in d.c. will not have classes today. excel academy and public charter school is closed in prince george's county. barcroft elementary in arlington is closed. and in howard county, bowman bridge elementary is closed because of no power. there are also 17...